William shingleton



(No Model.)

W. SHINGLETON. RIDING HABIT.

No. 444,942. Patented Jan. 20, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEICE.

WILLIAM SHINGLETON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

RIDING-'HABIT.

SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,942, dated. January20, 1891.

Application filed October 23, 1890. Serial No. 369,031. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SHINGLEION, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing in London, England, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Riding-Habits, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in or connected wit-l1riding-habits; and it has for its object to so manufacture thesegarments that in case of accident the skirt shall be preventedfromcatching on the pommel of the saddle, while at the same time such ahabit will give perfect freedom to the rider when in the saddle.

For the purpose of my invention the skirt of the habit is, bypreference, made in two breadths or portions, instead of three, asheretofore, and on one side this skirt is attached to the trousers atthe side seam of the right leg, or leg which passes over the pommel. Theskirt is then carried across or over both of the legs of the trousers infront, and is then brought around and is attached to the leg-seam of theleft leg and to the seat-seam, both the trousers and the skirt beingthen secured to a waistband. The rider has thus the pommel leg free tobe readily disengaged from the pommel in case of acci dent without theskirt catching thereon, the right leg at back being left uncovered bythe skirt. An opening formed on the left side of the skirt allows of thegarment being readily put on. A cord or cords may be attached to thelower edge of the skirt and brought up to the waist to permit of saidskirt being lifted or raised clear of the feet for walking.

In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readilycarried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with referenceto the drawings, hereunto annexed.

Figure 1 is a back view, and Fig. 2 is a front view, showing the skirtof the riding-habit as it appears when the wearer is on foot. Fig. 3 isa section taken on theline x w of Fig. 1,

showing the manner in which the skirt is at tached to the trousers.

a a are the legs of the trousers, and b is the skirt. On reference toFig. 3, it will be seen that the skirt is attached to the side seam c ofthe right leg a, and after crossing in front of both legs is passedround to the back of the left leg or, and is attached to the leg-seam dthereof and to the seat-seam e. The front appearance of the skirtremains unaltered from the usual skirt; but when seen from behind itpresents an appearance similar to that shown by Fig. 1that is to say,one leg covered, the other uncovered.

It will be seen that by my invention the skirt cannot by any chance getcaughtin the pom mel of the saddle, for the right leg of the wearer isleft perfectly free by reason of the skirt being attached to thetrousers in the manner I have described.

If preferred, the skirt may be provided on each side with a slitextending down from the knees, so as to enable the wearer to readily usethe skirt when wearing breeches or riding-boot-s.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

A riding-habit in which the skirt is attached to the side seam of theright leg of the trousers, and after being passed across in front ofboth legs is brought round and behind the left leg and attached to theinner or leg seam thereof and to the seat-seam, substantially asdescribed and shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM SHINGLETON.

Vvitnessesz H. ASHBY NORRIS,

7 8 Fleet Street, E. C.

WILMER M. HARRIS,

Notary Public, London.

